Archaeological evidence discovered at Beluga Point just south of Anchorage proper, along the Turnagain Arm, suggests that habitation of the Cook Inlet began 5,000 years ago by a group of Alutiiq people who arrive… See more

Anchorage is in Southcentral Alaska. At 61 degrees north, it lies slightly farther north than Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki and Saint Petersburg, but not as far north as Reykjavík or Murmansk. It is northeast of the Alaska Pen… See more

Anchorage has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfc on the borderline of Dfb, Trewartha Eolo bordering on Dclo) but with strong maritime influences that lead to a relatively moderate climate, in contrast to … See more

Anchorage first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census. It incorporated that same year and in 1975 it was consolidated with its borough.
At the 2020 census, Anchorage had 291,247 pe… See more